Ben’s Blog

Jun 30, 2017

15 year old Youth Forum member – Ben Corrall – writes about his week’s work experience placement with us:

My Work Experience

I have been on work experience with the NUH Youth Service all this week. The things I have been doing are ward rounds, where we visit young people at their bedside, answering phone calls, helping run activities at the weekly Youth Club, daily drop-in sessions and the YAG (Young Adult Group).

On Tuesday me and Terrence met some young people (receiving dialisys treatment) we were talking about the video that we made on the youth forum residential last weekend.

On the Wednesday me and Mark did a presentation [to Nursing Associates] on a brief history about the NUH Youth Service and about what we do and what kind of projects and what qulafictions we do. 

On Thursday I did admin work and my teacher Miss Hatch came too see how I was doing. After that I made a few phone calls and sent a few emails, then orded a few resources ready for the summer programme.

Friday (today) we had YAG (Young Adult Group) where we spoke about the coffee project they have been working on. Then in the afternoon me and Terrance met a young person receiving treatment (dialysis). Then it was back to the Youth Room to run the final drop-in session of the week before heading home!

The things that I have enjoyed the most this week are: ward rounds, seeing what happens behind the scenes, and doing what my I love for a week. 

The key learning points from this week is: learning how to communicate with people from all different backgrounds

Ben (at the front) taking a selfie on the recent Youth Forum Residential!

Prospect – Pizza-Making Workshop

Jun 27, 2017

On Monday 19th June, our Prospect group met for their monthly session but with a difference…

Thanks to Pizza Express in West Bridgford the young adult’s were able to practice their culinary skills by taking part in a pizza-making workshop.

On arrival we were met by friendly chef Chris who led us through the process. Chris even tried to teach us some impressive tricks such as flipping the pizza bases. Nobody quite mastered it but fortunately no pizzas hit the floor- although some did come pretty close!.

We loaded the pizzas with our favourite toppings (everything from red onion, to pepperoni, to spicy chilli beef) covered them in mozzarella and with one final pinch of oregano we sent them off with Chris to the pizza oven.

When the pizza’s arrived back at the table they were piping hot and looked delicious… and they tasted it too!

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Not only did our young adult’s learn a useful new skill but thanks to the friendly staff at Pizza Express we had an extremely fun and memorable afternoon.

The group were keen to try our their new skills again at home and there was lot’s of discussion about which recipes and cultures we could try out next.

The aim of Prospect is to provide young adults, aged 16-25, with opportunities to socialise, develop their skills, gain independence and build
up a strong support network.

If you’re aged 16-25 and interested in joining our Prospect group then get in touch. Our next session is on Tuesday 18th July 6-9pm at Scout Wood, Nottingham where we’ll
be trying our bushcraft skills and having a BBQ!

Transition Weekend for Young People with Type 1 Diabetes

Apr 19, 2017

On 3rd March 2017 we headed to Center Parcs for the weekend for a Tranisition Residential with a group of young people with Type 1 Diabetes along with Jen & Vreni from the Diabetes Team.

The aim of the weekend was to prepare the young people as they move on to Adult Services through workshops, discussion and providing the opportunity to meet and socialise with other teenagers living with diabetes. From the very first session on the Friday night we knew we were in for a fantastic weekend together. Despite never having met before, each of the young people made a real effort to get to know one another and there was a brilliant atmosphere throughout the whole weekend!

On the Saturday morning the group were split in to two groups and set off on a “Come Dine With Me” challenge in which they were given a set amount of money and had to plan a three course meal for the evening. Not only did they have to work within a budget but they also had to think about creativity, presentation and a healthy nutritional balance. After some extensive discussion the groups came up with their menus and with Jen our lovely dietician supervising, the pressure was truly on!

In the afternoon we were visited by Nic, one of the nurses from the Adult Diabetes Team, and the young people were given the opportunity to ask questions and share any worries they had about transition. The session provided a lot of useful information and afterwards the young people stated how much better prepared they felt having met Nic and having discussed concerns with their peers. We were also lucky to have a visit from Josie, Diabetes Consultant, to answer questions and support the group in their environment.

The Come Dine With Me challenge proved extremely successful; the two groups did a fantastic job and cooked up some very impressive food. There was only one tiny/huge blip when one of the groups set fire to their chocolate brownie. Thankfully the brownie was recovered and actually tasted delicious (if a little chargrilled).

On Sunday the group participated in workshops around Alcohol Awareness, Sex & Healthy Relationships and Driving and how having Type 1 Diabetes impacts each of these things. It was a brilliant morning with a lot of belly laughs and, more importantly, excellent dicussion. Many of the young people fed-back that they’d found this session extremely valuable and had learnt a lot about how to better manage their diabetes in the future.

The weekend was such a huge success that we recently met up at Griddle & Shake in Nottingham for a burger and a catch-up. It’s amazing to see the friendships that have been made and it’s evident just what a positive impact the Transition Residential has had on the lives of the young people. It really shows just how important having people you can talk to, that understand what you’re going through is.

Well done to everyone involved!

Donation from The Bramcote School

Feb 9, 2017

A BIG thank you to The Bramcote School for raising £197.93 for us by holding a Christmas Jumper Day back in December! 

Connor, one of our Youth Forum Members, suggested us as a nominated charity.   Thanks Connor!

We were delighted to receive the donation, which will go towards buying new equipment for the Hospital Youth Club.

Pictured below are members of the Youth Club receiving the cheque from Connor, on behalf of the school.

NUHonours Awards 2016

Dec 1, 2016

A great night was had on Friday 25th November at the East Midlands Conference Centre at the NUHonours Awards Ceremony.

We were in 3 shortlisted categories:

Behind the Scenes Award – Terrence Green (Youth Development Worker)

Better Futures Award – Donna Hilton (Youth Service Manager)

Patient Champion Award – Young People 4 Change (Our Youth Forum)

Congratulations to YP4C and Terrence who were the overall winners in their categories.  Proud to be a part of Team NUH! nuh16

CYPN Awards Finalist!

Sep 20, 2016

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Children & Young People Now (CYPN) Awards in the Youth Work Category.

We are one of seven national finalists and will attend a ceremony on 24th November to find out who the winners are.

http://www.cypnawards.com/shortlist

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